Caenides sophia ( Evans, 1937 ) Zhang & Cong & Shen & Grishin, 2022

Zhang, Jing, Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui & Grishin, Nick V., 2022, Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera), Insecta Mundi 2022 (921), pp. 1-135 : 41

Caenides sophia ( Evans, 1937) , new combination

Since its description kept in the genus Hypoleucis Mabille, 1891 (type species Hypoleucis tripunctata Mabille, 1891 ), H. sophia Evans, 1937 (type locality Cameroon) is not monophyletic with it and instead originates within Caenides Holland, 1896 (type species Hesperia dacela Hewitson, 1876 ) ( Fig. 10 ). Hence, we transfer it to the latter genus to form Caenides sophia ( Evans, 1937) , new combination. In wing pattern (ventral hindwing brown with ivory colored bands and spots instead of mostly white) and size (smaller), and also due to the lack of brand and differences in palpi ( Evans 1937), C. sophia was abnormal in Hypoleucis , thus this transfer is not surprising.

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Figure 10. Genomic tree of Ceratrichiini and Astictopterini. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.